Health Indicator Definition

Definition

Deaths with diabetes as the underlying cause of death.
ICD-10 codes: E10-E14

Numerator

Number of deaths due to diabetes

Denominator

Total number of persons in the population

Health Objectives and Targets

Other Objectives

'''Revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective DM-1''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to diabetes per 100,000 standard population to 15.8 for the total population, 13.9 among Whites, 32.0 among Blacks, 16.9 among Hispanics, and 12.0 among Asians.
'''Original Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective DM-1''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to diabetes per 100,000 standard population to 15.8 for the total population, 16.0 among Whites, 38.5 among Blacks, 24.5 among Hispanics, and 12.0 among Asians.

Current Outlook

How Are We Doing?

In New Jersey, about 2,000 deaths each year are due to diabetes. The age-adjusted death rate has substantially declined in recent years and currently stands at 17.8. The rate among Blacks is much higher than that of other racial/ethnic groups but the gap is narrowing. The rate among males is higher than the rate among females for each racial/ethnic group.
County rates per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) range from a low of 12 in Morris to a high of 31 in Cumberland.

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

The age-adjusted death rate due to diabetes among New Jersey residents is 15% below that of the nation as a whole. Prior to 2012, it was at or above the national rate.

Health Improvement Resources

What Is Being Done?

The New Jersey [http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/chronic/diabetes/ Diabetes Prevention and Control Program] facilitates grant funding for Diabetes Resource Coordination Centers (DRCCs) to improve prevention and control of diabetes.

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